Quality Care/Quality Jobs
News about the direct-care workforce |
 Social Work-Direct Care Partnerships Would Improve Care
A guest column by Nancy
Hooyman, a gerontology professor and dean emeritus at the
University of Washington's School of Social Work. Read more and comment |
 Coalition Opposes Slashing Personal Care Program
A coalition of home care workers, family caregivers, and disability and senior advocates rallied to oppose New York State's
proposed limitation on personal care hours in the Medicaid
Personal Care Program. Read more and comment |
 Missouri Medicaid Tries to Restrict Home Health Eligibility
Missouri's Department of Social Services will be
sanctioned by CMS for requiring that
consumers be "confined to the home" to qualify for Medicaid-covered home
health services. Read more and comment |
 PHI Gets Connected
In an effort to extend its reach and further disseminate the "Quality
Care through Quality Jobs" message, PHI has established a broad presence in social media. Read more and comment |
Deane Beebe, Director of Public Education and Media Relations
dbeebe@phinational.org718.928.2033 PHI works to improve the
lives of people who need home and residential care-and the lives of the workers
who provide that care. Our goal is to ensure caring, stable relationships
between consumers and workers, so that both may live with dignity, respect, and
independence. |
